you need more
train you
got said you going to catch a body
everything recorded him right here he
said he going to catch a body out here
everything on August 23rd 2020 police
officers on patrol in Chicago made the
abrupt decision to detain a young man by
the name of Leroy Kennedy one moment
Leroy was going about his day and the
next he was being tackled his face
ground into the pavement he was
resisting arrest officers would later
inform him but the original reason they
stopped him seemed to mystify everyone
including the officers themselves who
seemed intent on behaving
unprofessionally throughout the
encounter right away were situated in
the middle of a chaotic scene fueled by
an incensed mob they've just witnessed a
violent incident instigated by the
police
themselves
up
like was trying to fight
me you touching me for no
reason you might expect that once Leroy
is in the back of the squad car is
Defenders will disperse however this
seems to have the exact opposite
effect back up
up the chaotic scene has quickly evolved
to what appears to be a standoff between
officers and civilians the officer
having put his hands around Leroy's neck
and having thrown him to the ground
definitely doesn't appear to have been
warranted while exercising Force against
a fleeing suspect is allowed so long as
the force is reasonable under the
circumstances Leroy didn't appear to
have been a fleeing suspect he also
didn't appear to have been resisting nor
did it seem he had any weapons on his
person there must be specific
articulable facts to support the
exercise of force and here we aren't
seeing any me give me some space I'm TR
medical atten bro cuz you did
[Applause]
my face
up I
have I I you move my hands I you want to
search me bro I have about the search
you can search me hands down everything
I have nothing the
I got you I got I got
[Laughter]
you it also doesn't help that more
police are joining the scene by the
minute it's hard to say who's most upset
Leroy the crowd or the police one of the
officers who participated in the arrest
appears to be particularly agitated and
takes it out on the
crowd
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140 he was not
like was not
like
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you guys stay right there
fine we did we know we're not lying
about it
he did he did I
understand buddy was coming up behind
him okay trying to pull him away it's on
camera it's on
camera you need more
train you got a
problem catch body everything recorded
him right here he said he going to catch
a body out here
everything
you might think you misheard the officer
but he did in fact say that he was
looking to catch a body and as he
continuously points out to the crowd
it's all on
video you picked up
a on camera I
did
everything has gotten out of hand and
the officer needs to quickly separate
Leroy from the scene considering the
number of members of law enforcement
who've responded to the scene at least
one to two should be making efforts to
deescalate the situation and to calm the
civilians however what we've seen isn't
consistent with this at this point it's
clear that the officers have lost
control of the situation irate civilians
have surrounded the cruiser and Leroy
should have already been transported
away from the
scene I'm
[Applause]
intimidated
obvious the situation is now completely
out of control officers are behaving
unprofessionally which tarnishes the law
enforcement badge while they should
never let their emotions be seen their
anger has gotten the best of them the
civilians have a right to challenge
authority and the officers have no right
to speak to the civilians the way they
are including the name calling and
threatening to lock them up as you just
witnessed as the police car begins to
pull away the officer continues shouting
insults out the
window remind me to take thisx relx
relx
I got you okay I got you we got you a
nobody going to treat you badly I'm get
you water and everything okay but based
on the police treatment Leroy has
experienced so far though these promises
likely don't mean much back where the
crowd is gathered several bystanders
attempt to explain how the situation has
played out so far the response they get
is lackluster at best if not outright
dismissive go see his sister
man he jumped out he grabbed me he
didn't try to get aggressive with him he
picked him up man on the guy in the car
the black told him to not touch him the
officer got mad and choked him and then
he he he tried to resist the officer
took him and slamed them on the
ground why did the stop police officer
get out of the car we have no idea they
parked right here they parked right here
they was sitting down right here he
start walking towards them the gentleman
got up and start walking away I guess he
didn't want no problem they never found
nothing he wasn't doing anything wrong
the black officer tried to Corner him
off ran and chased him and blocked him
off he said man I ain't did nothing
don't touch me the officer grabbed him
and start
choking my suggestion is if you want to
make a complaint you can call Kofa but
obviously I mean it looks like the guy's
under arrest for something what what
that something is remains to be seen an
officer needs to take charge of the
situation and give the disgruntled
Witnesses a voice they need for someone
to listen and to feel they've been heard
they should be given the option to fill
out statements and potentially compose
formal complaints even if the complaints
don't move forward perception is
everything even so much as giving the
witnesses business cards as a way to
build trust for now officers clear the
original scene and arrange to meet EMS
at a more controlled location however
not all of the officers go quietly
Fanning the Flames of unrest before
leaving the area oh we come out th
that's how we
do I'm just talking to the community
bro I still love you though I still love
you I love you
Papa need
ATT right
go they just need attention I don't want
to give just a few blocks away one of
the officers waiting for EMTs to assess
Leroy finally thinks to ask a rather
important
question what he arrested
for they inant start fighting but you
don't know what he arrested for be
arrested for hey
no see as we saw in the arrest footage
this isn't exactly true it seems that
the police are getting creative police
chased Leroy down and it was only after
they laid hands on him that he began to
flail they start grabbing on up grab his
grab back his away didn't this claim may
be true conflict once again flares
between Leroy and the officers while
they wait for
EMS even rookies are taught not to
engage with a yelling detainee while it
would go a long way in the court of
public opinion and among a jury when
footage shows officers not engaging this
particular officer opens the door to the
cruiser and confronts Leroy his act is
clearly unprofessional in addition the
backwards worn baseball hat wouldn't be
a standard issued uniform
item police already saw that Leroy had a
phone during the arrest the search and
when they initially placed him in the
harj from
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up soon emt's arrived to tend to Leroy's
injuries he's escorted out of the police
car and into the ambulance while police
decide who will accompany him to the
[Applause]
hospital before getting underway police
take the opportunity to search Leroy
again but nothing incriminating has
appeared in his pocket since the last
time they check with that out of the way
they can finally head to the
hospital
scrap in addition to the scrapes on his
face Leroy was treated for injuries to
his hands and wrists there were also
concerns about a concussion due to the
force with which Leroy's head hit the
pavement while he is recovered
physically he's since come forward to
say the encounter left him
traumatized I don't understand why you
steal up what's up you still here why am
I still what you still
here why am I still
what it's a good question because you've
certainly noticed Leroy still hasn't
been told why he's under arrest while
the United States Supreme Court is held
that it's good police practice to tell a
suspect why they're being arrested when
taken into custody the Supreme Court has
found no constitutional requirement to
do so very few states statutorily
require this in the United States it's
an exception far from the
norm uh Patel
18129 D law come
at
all right that's
good best to
buddy9 best of luck to you buddy good
luck why you grabb me like why you grab
me for I don't get why he touching me
bro
when Leroy's arrest came under
investigation it seemed police had very
little to say for themselves by way of
explanation um all right we'll put
everybody else as offenders that grabbed
you we'll do that
on yeah destion whatever all right head
on in it's clear that the sergeant is
aware the situation has been botched the
story officer settled on was that Leroy
looked directly at the officers as they
they drove by widened his eyes and then
walked away it appears that Leroy was
violently arrested for the serious crime
of looking surprised the official report
went on to mention that police suspected
Leroy might have had a gun when he
reached for his pocket but as they later
discovered all he could have been
reaching for was his phone or glasses it
seems the real reason Leroy was stopped
was simply a case of bullying or misuse
of power Leroy was charged with
resisting arrest and AGG ated assault
against a peace officer all charges were
dropped a few months later thanks to the
body camera footage which proved Leroy
was not the instigator Leroy proceeded
to sue the city of Chicago Police
Department for personal damages as well
as to ensure this sort of situation
doesn't happen again he was ultimately
awarded
$195,000 clearly the situation should
have been handled much differently while
police training has progressed over the
years it must continue to evolve and
grow with the time
deescalation implicit bias and wellness
of law enforcement officers are a few of
the mandatory training programs officers
must complete in addition they're now
educated on reporting misconduct they
see other officers committing while
officers like these should be a thing of
the past we still have a long distance
ahead evidenced by what we just
witnessed